Perfect Chocolate Cake
- 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 14 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter
- 1 13 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup low-fat sour cream
- Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour 2 (9 by 1 1/2-inch) round cake pans.
- Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda in a mixing bowl and stir well to mix.
- Sift the dry ingredients onto a piece of parchment or waxed paper and set aside.
- Beat the butter and sugar together in an electric mixer set at medium speed.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating smooth after each addition.
- Lower mixer speed to low and beat in half the dry ingredients.
- Scrape bowl and beaters well.
- Add the sour cream and scrape again, then beat in the remainder of the dry ingredients.
- Scrape batter into prepared pans and bake cake 30 to 35 minutes, or until well risen and a toothpick or knife inserted into the center of the cake emerges clean.
- Cool in pans on a rack for 5 minutes, then turn out of pans.
- Turn cake over again so it stands right side up to finish cooling.
flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, butter, sugar, eggs, lowfat sour cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/perfect-chocolate-cake-239776 (may not work)